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  1. popeye the sailor
    so much progress since I last looked in again Doris, I must say.......you do extraordinary work!
  2. popeye the sailor
    hey there Ben........you've made some great progress since I last looked in super nice work on the stove.....I'd have never thought to do that the layout is looking better and filling out nicely too!
  3. popeye the sailor
    A+++! fantastic project for the kids! thanks for sharing this wonderful project Sam..........praise the crew for such a great voyage!
  4. popeye the sailor
    really superb progress Frank........truly great progresses to watch really enjoying how you make the parts
  5. popeye the sailor
    I noticed that too..........the bottom paint is hardly detectable by the eye {the only reason it stands out now, is because it's still fresh}. still some work to do on the white.......and you'll have that part licked she's look'in good!
  6. popeye the sailor
    are your display cases stackable?........would truly be sad to see you stop modeling. I saw your Chebec in the gallery............your addition to the model enhances it even more ....there's always the Cux
  7. popeye the sailor
    I have a Black & Decker and a Rigid......both do a great job. the speed can be varied...and yup, I have the same attachments {although a different style chuck}. nicely done on the hawse holes........yes.....it is a little nerve wracking to drill into a perfectly good hull are you able to run a 'snake' through both holes? if it's a POB, probably not..........you'd be able to run one length of chain or rope to do both anchors.
  8. popeye the sailor
    with or without batteries? {I beat you to it Carl }
  9. popeye the sailor
    yepper Carl.......I'm not sorry I bought the extra PE. it is nice though that kits are starting to include it. it can be problematic to find it separately. case in point is the Arizona.......to look at it, it's a very bland kit. the price of the kit isn't bad, but one can see where they cut a lot of corners. the railings are molded on the hull, which is probably the biggest let down. I've already bought a PE set for it......but I have a sneaking suspicion that the railing aren't included......I may have to find another set do a complete upgrade. the set I ordered will address the catapults and cranes........they are two aspects that look really fake. solid plastic with molded detail.......they look terrible.......I hope to address more with the kit. I do thank you two for inviting me to explore PE and it's benefits....as with everything else, I will get comfortable with it sooner or later. even though the Arizona is a larger model, I see I'll have to purchase one or two more of these 1:350 kits to use it up I am surprised with how many kits are out there. thanks Jack and lou for your comments.....and thanks to those who hit the like button.
  10. popeye the sailor
    most sellers are pretty decent......good that there was a happy ending. I remember back in my younger days....we had a shop in Manchester called the 606. they were my go to place.......they sadly closed up shop in the 80's, not long after my 5 year residence in Florida. I used to go to HobbyTown, when they were located on South Willow St, but they have since relocated to Londonderry / Derry..........I haven't been to their new place yet. Hobby Lobby has been good, but their selection is not as good as HobbyTown. I pity my wallet, should I take the time to seek them out........I will definitely ransack the place the admiral I think knows this, because every time I bring them up, she suggests alternate place to go. online shopping has made a huge impact on going to a physical store.
  11. popeye the sailor
    sorry to hear of the setback.......never used that type of paint before. I kinda miss the good 'ole days, when hobby shops were plentiful, and one can simply drive over to exchange stuff {then again, if we had the shops, we wouldn't be going through this hassle}. of course, I'm one of those guys that would just keep the stuff and reorder it........cuts down on the hassle time but...it is their mistake...and it is the right thing to do. chin up my friend.
  12. popeye the sailor
    you're planking! GOOD!!! just do it..........there's no thought about what to do next, just make sure that the frame is fared and go for it. I plank the same way.......I do the wales first, and then the thinner hull planks. the wales look more transitional and build it.....so to speak. there is no separation line, as with gluing the wales on after the initial planking....just looks better in my view I'm sure your bending your planks, due to that blunt bow. nice start so far!
  13. popeye the sailor
    thanks for the good word folks........and to those who hit the like button. it's a rainy day here folks....the perfect weather to focus my attentions to model building thanks Kevin.......I do have a project planned, but I want to assemble all of the add ons first. once this project is off the table, I'm likely to bring one on that is already in progress, in the meantime. I still have the HMAS Vendetta, so I'll finish this one off as well. thanks for the good word EJ......I like the smaller projects, but I find them to be more tedious, due to my fat fingers. I was using the 'helping hands' to strop the blocks, but I found it cumbersome, so, I did them by cementing the rope on first {in the groove}, and then seizing them afterwards. it was just as well.....I still used the supplied blocks and they are a bit brittle....getting a little CA on then toughened them up I have a supply of 3 mm double blocks that I could rely on, but I'm going to need them for the Thermopylae......so I tried to conserve. I'm also one who likes to bash projects......these kits are nice and they do give you a little wiggle room to make modifications. it was also nice that I stockpiled the smaller eye bolts too......all they supplied were the larger ones, and they would have looked terrible put in places that didn't require them. the kit doesn't differentiate between standing and running rigging either....good that I have a decent array of different threads to use. it's nice that we all can put our own signature into our models, to make them more life like, and to make them our own
  14. popeye the sailor
    then I shall deliver Carl..............the update....not Carl {he knows where he is}. so anyway........the repaired torpedo launcher platforms. glad that I have the hood PE ...and painted....... I assembled the life boats.....they still need more paint. in the background, you can see the machine gun platform. odd turn of events........I though I had used the correct PE on the search light tower.....it seems that I was mistaken. so I'm using a piece of the railings from the hood PE to enclose it. that should get me out of hot water. I added more parts to the four big guns.......a couple more and I can paint them too. hope you can make it out OK, but there is the repaired machine gun in it's pivot still lots more to do........if I get any further, I'll post it
  15. popeye the sailor
    I had one more picture in the camera..........
  16. popeye the sailor
    thanks OC....and again, thanks for all the likes today was gaff raising day. I spent part of the morning tying blocks and putting them where they will be needed. I also began to make the parrel strap for the yoke. I have an abundance of those tiny beads, which I will be using to make it. ...a double block for the throat halyard, which will be rigged with the winch {I thought it was logical}. more single blocks were tied in place on the mast too.....I drilled the holes a tiny bit larger, for ease of rigging. ...and I took care of that pesky post. the gaff was rigged with all the necessary blocks......time to string the beads the winch rope was threaded through the throat halyard block, ready to be rigged through the other block. after the beads were strung..........on she went, onto the mast. I ended up having to redo the throat halyard line, since I failed to notice that it got stuck inside the yoke! in fact, if you look close enough, you can see it.......dummy I am! I believe this is the peak halyard rope being rigged here....the trouble is, I have no place to terminate it. for the throat halyard, it was e-z.......I left an eye bolt free above it. but for the peak, with no room to make up a fife rail, decided to install a couple of cleats. I didn't have anything smaller......these will have to do. I put one on each side , since there is one more line that will need a place to terminate......I believe it to be called the boom vang. I have the sail lashed to the gaff at this point in time, adjustments are being made......but it's not a perfect fit. I will have to get a little creative when it come to lashing it to the mast. I should have some pictures of the fully rigged sail tomorrow.........if not tonight thanks for look'in in
  17. popeye the sailor
    whoa Carl! your imitation of the Riddler is amazing righteous!
  18. popeye the sailor
    there's not too much going on anyways........although I'm putting in some repair time today******time lapse******sorry. went to the Bahamas there for a bit ...didn't expect to have you two twiddling your thumbs waiting for me. I'm working on her as we speak.........this and the Nordzee too {I luv torture}.
  19. popeye the sailor
    not too much to report here........just that all six of the paravanes got their front fins cemented on. that's the machine gun.......sick huh!?!?! well......I ended up doing a barrel-ectomy on it.......cut the damaged barrel off and replaced it with something else {not sure what it was, but it works. I also did the modifications to the torpedo launchers......removed the railing on the platforms and fudged in another type of railing. I'll show them when I get them painted. I should have some sort of update up soon.
  20. popeye the sailor
    you snuck this one in on me? the Vendetta is done......and now I'll be all on my lonesome. ....and you'll be doing camo too! you'll have fun with this one, I'm sure
  21. popeye the sailor
    nawwww.......they just left me in the dust they're much better with the PE than I am oh...no fair..............your speaking in tongues they didn't tell me that there would be a floor show too....I'd 'ave brought me costume
  22. popeye the sailor
    very nice fitting work Pat........really like the anchors the ship's wheel looks great too! very jealous of your metal work
  23. popeye the sailor
    http://www.testors.com/product-catalog/testors-brands/testors/airbrush/external-mix just look for the paint area.
  24. popeye the sailor
    yea....you can't rush things........not if your looking for a quality job hate to tell ya what the age of some of my projects are
  25. popeye the sailor
    good to see your back at the table Michael have you tried to buff the funnels with steel wool?

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